IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0550Z	12:54 AM		OVC	18000 - 41000	40		OVC	18000 - 36000	50	OVC@2800	KRST 310554Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM OVC028 09/05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP261 T00890050 10089 20083 401170017 58005
0650Z	1:54 AM		OVC	14000 - 39000	47		OVC	15000 - 35000	46	SCT@2900 BKN@6500 BKN@8000	KRST 310654Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM SCT029 BKN065 BKN080 09/05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00890050
0750Z	2:54 AM		OVC	19000 - 41000	41		OVC	16000 - 36000	38	BKN@2300 OVC@6000	KRST 310754Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM BKN023 OVC060 09/06 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00890056
0850Z	3:54 AM		OVC	24000 - 41000	43		OVC	18000 - 38000	39	BKN@2100 OVC@6000	KRST 310854Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM BKN021 OVC060 09/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00890056 58007
0950Z	4:54 AM		OVC	22000 - 41000	40		OVC	24000 - 38000	32	OVC@2000	KRST 310954Z 14006KT 10SM OVC020 09/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00940061